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The Role Of The Sia And Siu Abc-Type Transporters In Iron Utilization And Virulence In Streptococcus Pyogenes, Griselle Enid Montanez
The Role Of The Sia And Siu Abc-Type Transporters In Iron Utilization And Virulence In Streptococcus Pyogenes, Griselle Enid Montanez
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A limited understanding of iron uptake mechanisms is available for Streptococcus pyogenes, a hemolytic human pathogen capable of using a variety of hemoproteins in addition to ferric and ferrous iron. This study characterizes the transporters of iron-complexes siuADBG (for streptococcal iron uptake) and siaABC (for streptococcal iron acquisition). These ABC-type transporters are encoded by iron regulated operons and their protein products are homologous to components of heme and siderophore transporters found in both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Mutants of the membrane permeases siuG and siaB were constructed and characterized. Mutations in both transporters demonstrated growth reduction in comparison to the …